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June 8, 2020June 8, 2020

A Picture Tells a Thousand Lies in Safety

‘A picture is worth a thousand words’ ‘Seeing is believing’ These are common aphorisms about photographic media and images. Unfortunately, these aphorisms have never been true. No image is objective or neutral but rather carries a story that must be… Read the rest

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020

Paying the Price for the Pooling of Ignorance

One of the rewards of ‘dumb down’in post social media age is the rewarding of ignorance, conspiracy theories, armchair experts and lunacy. Amazing what one can learn on the back of a postage stamp. Kakutani calls this the ‘Death of… Read the rest

November 12, 2019November 12, 2019

The Challenge of the Consciousness Taboo

One of the by-products of STEM-only thinking in safety is the taboo of consciousness. You won’t find this challenging issue being discussed anywhere in the industry. How strange, because if there was any one subject that should be of critical… Read the rest

November 5, 2019March 1, 2020

The Need for Critical Thinking in Safety

The moment one invokes that special word ‘safety’ it seems all critical thinking ends. You can’t criticize safety what, don’t you want people to be safe? If you want to cut off criticism and scrutiny, just invoke the magic… Read the rest